[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 100 (Friday, May 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31230-31231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11092]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
674th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
(ACRS)
In accordance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b of the
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on
Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold meetings on June 3-5, 2020. As part
of the coordinated government response to combat COVID-19, the
Committee will conduct virtual meetings. The public will be able to
participate in any open sessions via 1-866-822-3032, pass code
8272423#.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
9:30 a.m.-9:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
the meeting.
9:35 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: Regulatory Guide 1.236, ``Pressurized Water
Reactor Control Rod Ejection and Boiling Water Reactor Control Rod
Drop'' (Open)--The Committee will have presentations and discussion
with the NRC staff regarding the subject guide.
11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: RG 1.187, Guidance for Implementation of 10
CFR 50.59, ``Changes, Tests, and Experiments,'' regarding digital
instrumentation and control upgrades (Open)--The Committee will have
presentations and discussion with the NRC staff regarding the subject
guide.
1:15 p.m.-5:45 p.m.: NuScale Area of Focus: Boron Redistribution
(Open/Closed)--The Committee will have presentations and discussion
with NuScale and the NRC staff regarding subject topic. [Note: A
portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect
information designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4)].
5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. [Note:
A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect
information designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4)].
Thursday, June 4, 2020
9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: NuScale Area of Focus: Boron Redistribution
(Open/Closed)--The Committee will have presentations and discussion
with NuScale and the NRC staff regarding subject topic. [Note: A
portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect
information designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4)].
2:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. [Note:
A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect
information
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designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)].
Friday, June 5, 2020
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning
and Procedures Subcommittee and Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
Recommendations (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear discussion of
the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee
regarding items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during
future ACRS meetings. [Note: A portion of this meeting may be closed
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss organizational and
personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and
practices of the ACRS, and information the release of which would
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.] [Note:
A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect
information designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4)].
11:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
[Note: A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and
protect information designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C
552b(c)(4)]. [Note: Portions of this meeting may be closed pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel
matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of
the ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.]
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on June 13, 2019 (84 FR 27662).
In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may be
presented by members of the public, including representatives of the
nuclear industry. Persons desiring to make oral statements should
notify Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant ACRS Staff and the Designated Federal
Official (Telephone: 301-415-5844, Email: [email protected]), 5 days
before the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can
be made to allow necessary time during the meeting for such statements.
In view of the possibility that the schedule for ACRS meetings may be
adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the conduct of the
meeting, persons planning to attend should check with the Cognizant
ACRS staff if such rescheduling would result in major inconvenience.
An electronic copy of each presentation should be emailed to the
Cognizant ACRS Staff at least one day before meeting.
In accordance with Subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463 and 5
U.S.C. 552b(c), certain portions of this meeting may be closed, as
specifically noted above. Use of still, motion picture, and television
cameras during the meeting may be limited to selected portions of the
meeting as determined by the Chairman. Electronic recordings will be
permitted only during the open portions of the meeting.
ACRS meeting agendas, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
available through the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) at
[email protected], or by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from
the Publicly Available Records System component of NRC's Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) which is accessible from
the NRC website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/#ACRS/.
Video teleconferencing service is available for observing open
sessions of ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service should
contact Thomas Dashiell, ACRS Audio Visual Technician (301-415-7907),
between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. (Eastern Time), at least 10 days before
the meeting to ensure the availability of this service. Individuals or
organizations requesting this service will be responsible for telephone
line charges and for providing the equipment and facilities that they
use to establish the video teleconferencing link. The availability of
video teleconferencing services is not guaranteed.
Note: This notice is late due to the COVID-19 public health
emergency and current health precautions which required the
Committee to prepare for the meeting to be held remotely.
Dated: May 19, 2020.
Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-11092 Filed 5-21-20; 8:45 am]
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